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Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder

By: Kerryn Mayne
Narrated by: Annie Maynard
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Lenny Marks is good at not remembering.

She has spent the last twenty years not thinking about the day her mother left her when she was still a child. Her stepfather's parting words, however, remain annoyingly unforgettable: 'You did this.'

Now thirty-seven, Lenny prefers contentment and order over the unreliability of happiness and the messiness of relationships. She fills her days teaching at the local primary school, and her nights playing Scrabble with her pretend housemate, watching reruns of Friends and rearranging her thirty-six copies of The Hobbit.

Recently though, if only to appease her beloved foster-mum, Lenny has set herself the goal of 'getting a life'.

Then, out of the blue, a letter arrives from the Adult Parole Board. And when her desperate attempts to ignore it fail, Lenny starts to unravel.

Worse, she starts to remember...

©2023 Kerryn Mayne (P)2023 Penguin Random House Australia Audio Literature & Fiction Suspense Fiction

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Pleasantly surprised!

I had a moment or two in the first couple of hours listening that I considered stopping but so glad I didn’t! Such a great story & there were times I may have had a tear in my eye. Will definitely listen to this again, loved it.

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Had l no expectation of this book and was very pleasantly surprised.

l really have enjoyed this book.
The title was so quirky l had to read it.
So many of the characters were so relatable. l have met so many of these people in some way or another. Each struggling with their daily existence. No blood and gut every where, FBI agents struggling with the mass murders of their families and all that tosh. This was human scale - what street in Australia does not havrle a wife basher, chaotic family relationships - relatable.

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Delightful story

I found this book difficult to put down. Good suspense right through the book and some surprises making the story very hard to predict the outcome. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

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great read and terrific narration

really enjoyed this book. enjoyed the flow of the story and the way it unfolded. take that fergus!

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A wonderful story

A wonderfully resolved book that considers sensitive topics well offering hope for survivors of domestic abuse.

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Charming story.

Lenny is socially inept. She is not comfortable with close contact. She is somewhat a loner. Her memories of her childhood are fractured and she has adapted to be alone and in control of her life. Snippets of her past start resurfacing after she receives a letter that directly relates to a person in her past that caused her extreme pain and stress. Lenny is a resilient and remarkable character, you can’t help but like her. I enjoyed how the plot evolved. Some very funny parts too eg, the trivia night. Excellent narration. Certainly a book to be friends with.

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and so she should

what a refreshingly different storyline with the main character being very lovable. could relate to many of Lenny’s struggles which allowed a great connection

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Enjoyed this book

Kept me entertained, good characters. Became invested in Lenny. Bought a smile to my face often

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Absolutely Beautiful

I loved Lenny. She was such a butterfly coming into her own. A beautiful book that made me cry and laugh. I loved it. Feel like I am Lou with and without makeup from your Bookclub and have asked my bc to put our names up against yours as I feel we have very similar members xx

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Just wonderful

Fabulous narration and story. I loved it from the first chapter. Highly recommend it. Lenny is very likable.

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